Share to DVD Failed

I have successfully burned a number of DVDs with FCPX, however today one failed to complete. I got an error message:

The Share Operation "DVD" has Failed.
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.Compressor.CompressorKit.ErrorDomain error -1.)

The DVD estimated size (by FCPX) was less than 4GB. There was nothing unusual about the source file (Event) or the timeline project. The source file was an AVI. I followed the same process that I had used previously with successful results.

Would anyone care to throw some light on this for me?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Peter B.

Hi Peter,

What version of FCP X and OS are you running? Do you have Compressor installed as well? If so, what version?

- Ronny

ronny courtens wrote: What version of FCP X and OS are you running? Do you have Compressor installed as well? If so, what version?

Hi Ronny, My OS is Yosemite 10.10.2 and FCPX is 10.1.4. I do not have Compressor installed.

FCPX has been OK up to this. I tried the burn again, and it completed OK; must have been an anomaly. I did not change any settings nor did I run Onyx or any other apps.

Later if there is time today, I may try another (different) AVI, that needs to be burned to disc and see if the issue is repeatable. If not later today, maybe tomorrow or over the weekend. I will keep you posted.

Best regards,

Peter B.

Last time this happened to me it was because of the picture I was using for the DVD. I had selected an image previously, but somehow it got moved the second time I created the DVD. FCPX couldn't find the image, so it gave me an error and wouldn't create the DVD.

Might be a simple checkbox? Or something similar?

JT

mobiletaylor wrote: Last time this happened to me it was because of the picture I was using for the DVD.

Might be a simple checkbox? Or something similar?

Hi JT,

The project timeline was a plain Jane one with no edits, still pictures, cuts or adjustments etc. Just one big clip from start to end from an AVI. I did put some chapter markers in but I can't imaging it could have been that.

Best regards,

Peter B.

I closed all the open apps, restarted and tried a share to DVD of the same project...the share to DVD worked successfully this time.

I tried some other projects from the same source and similar size etc, but now nothing will share to DVD. I keep getting the same error message:

The Share Operation "DVD" has Failed.
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.Compressor.CompressorKit.ErrorDomain error -1.)

Being a newbie to Macs and FCP X it is all very baffling to me.

Hmmmm...Any suggestions?

Peter B.

Can you export a master file? No need to do the whole thing. Use the Range tool to select a short section.

Russ

Russ Haskell wrote: Can you export a master file? No need to do the whole thing. Use the Range tool to select a short section.

Russ

Russ, I will try that tomorrow it is getting a bit late here. But one thing that I did do after several failures to burn (share) the same project to DVD was to clean out all the Generated Project Files. Then I tried a share to DVD again and it worked.

Now the real proof is if it repeatable as in a reliability test.

Peter B.

mb300e wrote:

Russ Haskell wrote: Can you export a master file? No need to do the whole thing. Use the Range tool to select a short section.

Russ, I will try that tomorrow it is getting a bit late here.

I reduced the duration on the one that failed to about 7 minutes. It produced a master MOV file... no crashes or error messages. The MOV file plays as expected.

I shall try and burn some more full length stuff tomorrow. I have been out all day at a model train show buying a few things and now it is time for "Smileys People" and a Scotch and Soda or two.

Peter B.

Today I cleaned out the all the Generated Project Files again then shared a new project to DVD. All worked OK with no problems. Maybe I should simply clean out all the Generated Project Files before sharing another to DVD?

I will be trying (burning) many more over the coming weeks.

Any comments?

Peter B.

Today I tried a few more shares to DVD. They all failed, same way.

The Share Operation "DVD" has Failed.
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.Compressor.CompressorKit.ErrorDomain error -1.)

I cleaned out all of the Generated Project Files too, but that made no difference.

There was an update installed today to FCP X. could it be that?

Peter B.

I tried a new twist today. I selected share to DVD, but changed the output device to Hard Drive to see if it would vreat an IMG file.

It failed with the same error message.

I am too having the same issue and error message. my video is 40 mins or 2.2GB.

Any suggestions would be a great help.

Regards,
Rich

rich2putt wrote: I am too having the same issue and error message. my video is 40 mins or 2.2GB.

Any suggestions would be a great help.

Regards,
Rich

Hi Rich,

It is a mystery to me. I have tried several different approaches to solving this issue. The least productive was a search on the net for a solution. There are lots of comments but no specific fix for this.

Among other things I have tried is a cold start of my Mac Pro; ensuring no background apps running; Onyx cleanup etc.; deleting generated project files and so on. Some times after doing this, FCP X shares OK, but then fails again. I would not care so much if I could at least produce an IMG (ISO) file then burn that to disc, but that fails too.

For the most part I have had to revert to using Premiere Pro and my PC again, so did I waste my money buying a Mac Pro and FCP X? Should I have to buy Apple’s Compressor software to get FCP X to work, I don’t think so?

Most of my work is straightforward and simple VHS conversion, with minor edits, nothing complicated.

I am thinking that the solution lies with the software developers, but I don’t think they can be giving this issue any attention. Maybe they pushed this release to market without adequate testing, beta or otherwise.

I am really miffed about the whole situation.

Regards,

Peter B.

I put FCP X to a real test today. I first tried a share to Hard Drive using a 4 hour and 45 minute timeline comprising 4 clips, one of 3 hours and 35 minutes, and 3 others of about 23 minutes each.

The share to HD failed with the same error message.

Then I tried a share to DVD (dual layer disc) using the same timeline. This was successful, yet I changed nothing except the destination.

Hmmmmm....it is a mystery to me and very frustrating.

Peter B.